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« on: February 18, 2016, 12:16:14 PM » |
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The wife has told me that I shouldn't carry red hot lumps of metal, from our open fire, through the house, to the garage !  Can't see why,  but to keep her happy I am attempting to build a small forge. Should be able to do this at minimal cost (nowt would be nice) and it will help clear some of the steel from the garage. Hearth - 16" square. Base cut from 1/4" (6.35mm) steel plate and sides are 2.5 mm thick. Would have prefered 3mm for the sides, but I've run out of that. |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2016, 03:56:37 PM » |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2016, 04:47:46 PM » |
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thumbs up so far,
and what is wrong with using fire in house?
if you took anvil inside the metal would be hotter to work with!!!!!!
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2016, 02:21:05 PM » |
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 To keep this compact, I'm making this as a bottom draught forge, with a cast iron fire pit (MGB brake disc) Cutting the central hole in the 1/4" plate wasn't fun. Legs welded on but stretchers still to do.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2016, 02:29:48 PM » |
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My baby anvil arrived ! Need to round the bick (horn) as for some reason it's almost flat, smooth the hardy hole and make solid stand but it should be fine. Put a penny on the top to give an idea of size.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2016, 03:04:42 PM » |
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I had a huge anvil, had to lift it with the engine hoist. Had it staked to a big Oak tree trunk in the garden, was there for years, then one day it just disappeared ! A few days later it was discovered that loads of stone garden gate decorations and mushrooms had been lifted as well, believed to have been lifted to order. Never seen it since, good ten years back. Police reckon it all went to France with some collector refurbishing his Chateau.
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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2016, 07:46:42 PM » |
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Yep it's amazing what gets nicked.
Air pipe made with flange at the top to match the fire pit and another at the bottom for the air control / ash dump valve.
Made from a modified MGB wire wheel hub, two bits of exhaust pipe and an exhaust flange.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2016, 11:40:34 AM » |
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brilliant.
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yes but can blue men sing the whites?
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2016, 01:36:24 PM » |
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 Air jet, made from cast iron. Number and size of holes are a bit of a guess. Just have to see how it works.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2016, 01:39:20 PM » |
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Air control. The arm will be supported by a bar between the front legs.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2016, 12:05:02 PM » |
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Precision Guesswork ......... What else do you need?
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2016, 04:15:57 PM » |
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Trouble is the wife is alergic to donkeys, so was thinking of using small children. But it seems that child labour is no longer allowed. Had the same problem when trying to get the chimneys cleaned.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2016, 04:49:06 PM » |
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Trouble is the wife is alergic to donkeys, so was thinking of using small children. But it seems that child labour is no longer allowed. Had the same problem when trying to get the chimneys cleaned. its ,,chipmunk,,or ,,squirrel,, then |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2016, 05:52:57 PM » |
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Hamsters. Lots & lots of hamsters.  Not got a lot done but I drilled and countersunk the disc so that it is now secured to the bottom plate and wanting a bit of removable weight low down, I welded in somewhere for a water bucket. It's the wheel centre from a Morris that I had lying around.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2016, 08:44:52 PM » |
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Hamsters. Lots & lots of hamsters. Not got a lot done but I drilled and countersunk the disc so that it is now secured to the bottom plate and wanting a bit of removable weight low down, I welded in somewhere for a water bucket. It's the wheel centre from a Morris that I had lying around. Not got a lot done. You have done more in a week than I've done in three months. Nice job very nice. |
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